I want to remove folders which starts with "s" characters , i want to use
wildcards to remove folders, , Please tll me which command i should use in
command prompt. i am using winxp sp2. folder location is c:\ (c drive) ,

Vijay wrote:
> I want to remove folders which start with "s" characters; I want to use
> wildcards to remove folders. Please tell me which command I should use in
> command prompt. I am using XP sp2. Folder location is c:\ (c drive)

Type in RMDIR /? to see the required syntax. To remove those pesky
folders, such as "System Volume Information" from the C:\ root folder,
consider this command:

RMDIR S*

Have your XP install CD and all backups nearby, of course.. there is no
Undelete command in XP.

--
Joe =o)

RMDIR S*

option is not working , i think , RMDIR command does not support wildcards,

Please help me to search the answer,


"Elmo" wrote:

> Vijay wrote:
> > I want to remove folders which start with "s" characters; I want to use
> > wildcards to remove folders. Please tell me which command I should use in
> > command prompt. I am using XP sp2. Folder location is c:\ (c drive)
>
> Type in RMDIR /? to see the required syntax. To remove those pesky
> folders, such as "System Volume Information" from the C:\ root folder,
> consider this command:
>
> RMDIR S*
>
> Have your XP install CD and all backups nearby, of course.. there is no
> Undelete command in XP.
>
> --
> Joe =o)
>

You could use Windows Search For File and Folders, it accepts Wildcards
( find S* ) when it is done , Click File to sort them so the Folders are
at the Top, Select them all and then delete them.

Vijay wrote:

> RMDIR S*
>
> option is not working , i think , RMDIR command does not support wildcards,
>
> Please help me to search the answer,
>
>
> "Elmo" wrote:
>
>
>>Vijay wrote:
>>
>>>I want to remove folders which start with "s" characters; I want to use
>>>wildcards to remove folders. Please tell me which command I should use in
>>>command prompt. I am using XP sp2. Folder location is c:\ (c drive)
>>
>>Type in RMDIR /? to see the required syntax. To remove those pesky
>>folders, such as "System Volume Information" from the C:\ root folder,
>>consider this command:
>>
>>RMDIR S*
>>
>>Have your XP install CD and all backups nearby, of course.. there is no
>>Undelete command in XP.
>>
>>--
>>Joe =o)
>>

I want to delete folders with command prompt, when i run command , it should
be automatically deleted.

location of the folder my be different,

"Bob I" wrote:

> You could use Windows Search For File and Folders, it accepts Wildcards
> ( find S* ) when it is done , Click File to sort them so the Folders are
> at the Top, Select them all and then delete them.
>
> Vijay wrote:
>
> > RMDIR S*
> >
> > option is not working , i think , RMDIR command does not support wildcards,
> >
> > Please help me to search the answer,
> >
> >
> > "Elmo" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Vijay wrote:
> >>
> >>>I want to remove folders which start with "s" characters; I want to use
> >>>wildcards to remove folders. Please tell me which command I should use in
> >>>command prompt. I am using XP sp2. Folder location is c:\ (c drive)
> >>
> >>Type in RMDIR /? to see the required syntax. To remove those pesky
> >>folders, such as "System Volume Information" from the C:\ root folder,
> >>consider this command:
> >>
> >>RMDIR S*
> >>
> >>Have your XP install CD and all backups nearby, of course.. there is no
> >>Undelete command in XP.
> >>
> >>--
> >>Joe =o)
> >>
>
>

The problem with that is that if you try to delete using S* wildcard you
will or may have serious problems! For example, searching for S* will
find folders like the System, System32, ServicePackFiles, and System
Volume Information folders, to name only a few. Just run the following
command and you will see what I mean:

dir c:\s* /ad /s/b

You could always run the above command and send the output to a text
file then weed out the file and then run a batch file that uses the FOR
command with your input file to delete the folders.

John

Vijay wrote:
> I want to delete folders with command prompt, when i run command , it should
> be automatically deleted.
>
> location of the folder my be different,
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>> You could use Windows Search For File and Folders, it accepts Wildcards
>> ( find S* ) when it is done , Click File to sort them so the Folders are
>> at the Top, Select them all and then delete them.
>>
>> Vijay wrote:
>>
>>> RMDIR S*
>>>
>>> option is not working , i think , RMDIR command does not support wildcards,
>>>
>>> Please help me to search the answer,
>>>
>>>
>>> "Elmo" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Vijay wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I want to remove folders which start with "s" characters; I want to use
>>>>> wildcards to remove folders. Please tell me which command I should use in
>>>>> command prompt. I am using XP sp2. Folder location is c:\ (c drive)
>>>> Type in RMDIR /? to see the required syntax. To remove those pesky
>>>> folders, such as "System Volume Information" from the C:\ root folder,
>>>> consider this command:
>>>>
>>>> RMDIR S*
>>>>
>>>> Have your XP install CD and all backups nearby, of course.. there is no
>>>> Undelete command in XP.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Joe =o)
>>>>
>>

"John John - MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23YY3$(E-Mail Removed)
> The problem with that is that if you try to delete using S* wildcard
> you will or may have serious problems! For example, searching for S*
> will find folders like the System, System32, ServicePackFiles, and
> System Volume Information folders, to name only a few. Just run the
> following command and you will see what I mean:
>
> dir c:\s* /ad /s/b
>
> You could always run the above command and send the output to a text
> file then weed out the file and then run a batch file that uses the
> FOR command with your input file to delete the folders.
>
> John
>
> Vijay wrote:
>> I want to delete folders with command prompt, when i run command ,
>> it should be automatically deleted.
>>
>> location of the folder my be different,
>>
>> "Bob I" wrote:
>>
>>> You could use Windows Search For File and Folders, it accepts
>>> Wildcards ( find S* ) when it is done , Click File to sort them so
>>> the Folders are at the Top, Select them all and then delete them.
>>>
>>> Vijay wrote:
>>>
>>>> RMDIR S*
>>>>
>>>> option is not working , i think , RMDIR command does not support
>>>> wildcards, Please help me to search the answer,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Elmo" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Vijay wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I want to remove folders which start with "s" characters; I want
>>>>>> to use wildcards to remove folders. Please tell me which
>>>>>> command I should use in command prompt. I am using XP sp2.
>>>>>> Folder location is c:\ (c drive)
>>>>> Type in RMDIR /? to see the required syntax. To remove those
>>>>> pesky folders, such as "System Volume Information" from the C:\
>>>>> root folder, consider this command:
>>>>>
>>>>> RMDIR S*
>>>>>
>>>>> Have your XP install CD and all backups nearby, of course.. there
>>>>> is no Undelete command in XP.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Joe =o)

Right. Without using a starting path, it could be pretty disastrous:
rmdir /? gives:

Removes (deletes) a directory.

RMDIR [/S] [/Q] [drive:]path
RD [/S] [/Q] [drive:]path

/S Removes all directories
in addition to the dire
ctory tree.

/Q Quiet mode, do not ask

C:\Documents and Settings\T Wayne>

"Vijay" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B507EC90-F7F3-4510-9BD6-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I want to delete folders with command prompt, when i run command , it
>should
> be automatically deleted.
>
> location of the folder my be different,
>

As others have said, deleting folders with wildcards is dangerous business.
If you're prepared to wear the risk, here is how you can do it:
1. Copy and paste the code below into c:\Windows\DelFolder.bat.
2. Unwrap wrapped lines.
3. Make Line 3 like so: set Active=No
4. Remove the line numbers.
5. Save the file.
6. To delete all folders starting with "abc", invoke the batch file like so:
DelFolder c:\documents and settings\Vijay\abc
Do *not* write it like so:
DelFolder c:\documents and settings\Vijay\abc*
7. If you are happy with the result, set Active=Yes in Line 3. You will
be asked for a confirmation before the folder is deleted. No folder
will be deleted just yet.
8. If you are prepared to wear the risk, set Active=Rip in Line 3. You
will *not* be asked for any confirmation. No folder will be deleted
just yet.
9. If you are happy with Steps 8 and 9, remove the words "echo" in
Lines 21 and 25. The batch file will now be fully active.
Note: You run this batch file at your own risk.

[01] @echo off
[02] rem Possible values for Active: No, Yes, Rip
[03] set Active=Rip
[04] if "%*"=="" (
[05] echo Missing folder specicfication.
[06] pause
[07] goto :eof
[08] )
[09] for %%a in ("%*") do set Folder=%%~dpa
[10] for /F "delims=" %%a in ('dir /s /b /ad "%Folder%" ^| find /i "%*"') do
call :Sub %%a
[11] goto :eof
[12]
[13] :Sub
[14] if /i %Active%==Yes goto Yes
[15] if /i %Active%==Rip goto Rip
[16] echo Folder=%*
[17] goto :eof
[18]
[19] :Yes
[20] set /p confirm=Delete "%*%? (Y/N)
[21] if /i "%confirm%"=="Y" echo rd /s /q "%*"
[22] goto :eof
[23]
[24] :Rip
[25] echo rd /s /q "%*"